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In the prog rock era of the 60's and 70's he was quite a big name in that genre, although prog rock being what it was meant that it was never on the commercial scale of a Lennon / Jagger at the same time. Bowie didn't really kick in for popularity till the Glam Rock days of the early 70's, very much underground in the 60's.
The Yes days and the drinking / chemicals led to some pretty bad times, with Rick leaving Yes, and then re-joining later, followed immediately by the announcement that the rest of Yes had left etc. NME used a lot of words on that kind if stuff, all of which increased his public profile.
He was a bloody good BBQ chef though, even when really pissed.
The Yes days and the drinking / chemicals led to some pretty bad times, with Rick leaving Yes, and then re-joining later, followed immediately by the announcement that the rest of Yes had left etc. NME used a lot of words on that kind if stuff, all of which increased his public profile.
He was a bloody good BBQ chef though, even when really pissed.
Edited by SeeFive on Wednesday 1st September 14:52
Funny question this, what's the reason?
He was pretty famous for his capes and his big performances in his day. I always think of him as a bit of a humorous relic of the age. He was certainly not on a par with the more serious Pink Floyd.
And I think now that because he pops up regfularly on some pretty crappy TV these days, he was probably more famous than financially successful.
He was pretty famous for his capes and his big performances in his day. I always think of him as a bit of a humorous relic of the age. He was certainly not on a par with the more serious Pink Floyd.
And I think now that because he pops up regfularly on some pretty crappy TV these days, he was probably more famous than financially successful.
prand said:
Funny question this, what's the reason?
Must just be from the wrong era for me then I guess.The reason asked is I hear him a lot on Planet Rock as a presenter, where he is 'presented' as a big rock star, yet he seems to require a group of rather sycophantic people around him as co presenters. He makes frequent reference to the ‘big names’ of the day, but some of his anecdotes seem a bit strained. TBH the first time I ever heard of him was the ‘Grumpy old Men’ things on telly ages ago, and even then, initially I had no idea who he was. Mildly annoying, but I still like the music he plays.
Other presenters on the same station such as Joe Bonamassa, Alice Cooper and Joe Elliot I *have* heard of, and they don’t seem to require nearly as much ‘maintenance’ on-air as Wakeman does.
As a band member of Yes, you'd have to know your onions when it comes to playing a musical instrument.
Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
kiteless said:
As a band member of Yes, you'd have to know your onions when it comes to playing a musical instrument.
Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
Fair play to him then, but I wish he'd lose the entourage.Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
dr_gn said:
kiteless said:
As a band member of Yes, you'd have to know your onions when it comes to playing a musical instrument.
Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
Fair play to him then, but I wish he'd lose the entourage.Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
Pothole said:
dr_gn said:
kiteless said:
As a band member of Yes, you'd have to know your onions when it comes to playing a musical instrument.
Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
Fair play to him then, but I wish he'd lose the entourage.Think of Yes as an old school Dream Theatre and you're not far off the mark, and back in the 70's a band could be more successful as an "album only" outfit than one that released singles (Led Zep for example). So he was a member of a largely famous 1970's prog-rock "supergroup" and was probably the most flamboyant member. Not, I'll admit, to difficult when your guitarist is Steve Howe and your singer is Jon Anderson......
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